Post-concussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury: Influence of demographic factors and injury severity in a 1-year cohort study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1235-1243

  Røe, Cecilie ^a,b   Sveen, Unni ^a   Alvsker, Kristin ^a   Bautz Holter, Erik ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drop out; Injury severity; Mild traumatic brain injury; Post concussion symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; IRRITABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTLESSNESS; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VOMITING; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350459299     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802532720     Document Type: Article

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